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Exam 3- Evans
Sociology 1000 final exam Teacher: Derek Evans
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2011

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Deviace
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a behavior violating the norms of standards of a group, society, or one's peers.
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Horizontal Social Mobility
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individulas can change roles, but experiece no change in social standing
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Verticle Social Mobilitty
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significan increase or decrase in social standing
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intrageneratinal social mobility
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changes over a lifetime
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intergenerational
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children in relation to their parents
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structural social mobility
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resulting from a change from the occupantions structure or stratification system
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Prejudice
Definition
negative attitude, feelings,or beliefs toward members of another group,for simply being a member of that group
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racism
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an idealology/rationale used to justify prejudice and discrimination of another race based on a belief that they are inherently inferior
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discrimination
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the unfavorable treatment of people denying them opportunities or rights because of their group membership
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Attitutudinal discrimination
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discrimination that stems from prejudical attitudes,human behaviors with intent to discriminate
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Institutional discrimination/racism
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organizatonal/institutional practices that create racial inequality, minority exclusion, perpetuate racial inequality, minority exclusion, etc.
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Sex
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Biologically constructed, (male/female), similar across societies, passed on genetically
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Gender
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Social (masculine/feminimity), socially constructed,varies by time/place
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Sexuality
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Behavior, attraction, identity
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Gender socialization
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process of learning appropriate gender roles and behaviors
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Agents of Gender Socialization
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family
education
peers
mass media- often distorted, gender intersects with race and class
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Gentrification
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Resettlement of low-income, inner-city neighborhoods by affluent residents and businesses
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False Dichotomy
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The arguer makes it appear there are only two choices, then eliminates one, making it appear the other must be selected. Ex- Either you are with us, or against us
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Hasty Generalization
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When someone makes assumptions or generalizations about an entire category of cases based on a few, often biased, cases Ex- Everyone of my professors has been boring, ergo all professors are boring
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Post Hoc Ergo Hoc Argument
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Post hoc arguments suggest tat because y follows x, y must have been caused by x.
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False Analogy
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When two things are argued to be similar and hence a property of one is also a property of the other EX- affirming the consequent, because the consequent of the statement is true the ancedent must be true as well
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Slippery Slope Argument
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Asserts that if something is done it will result in a series of increasingly dre consequences Ex- If gay marriages are legal then sooner or later people will try to marry dogs
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Genetic fallacies
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agues for/against and idea based on a source
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Ad hominem argument
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Argues we should not believe a conclusion based on the person making the argument
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Appeal to authority
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Accepting the argument because of it's source
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Ad Populum Fallacy
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Suggest something must be true because most people believe it
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Independent
Definition
Ackmowledge, clearly state,and compare your position to other views; challenge assumptions; proovide your own framework for thinking; justify and defend your position
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Reflexive
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Self reflection & self criticism; recognition we couldbe wrong or biased; meta-thinking- thinking about your thinking while your thinking; using role-taking to imagine other's perspectives
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Open-Minded
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Open to possibilities; Seeks out information; Willing to trust logic and empiracle data; Toleranc for ambiguity; Confidence in reasoning
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Signs
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Acknwleding other perspectives, their strengths, weaknesses etc; Anticipating arguments of other perspectives that might challenge your view; Avoiding basic dualism
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Focused (to be effective)
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The question or theme must be identified clearly; Sub-issues need to be identified; implicit issues need to be made explicit
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Market Economy
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Consumers are the key decision maker; the market drives the economy; transactions based on competition and exchange
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Planned economy
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Decisions are made by economic planners; plannrs drive the economy; ownership rights
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Labeling theory
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any act becomes deviant only when labeled as deviant by others
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Social Constructionism of Deviance
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Each society or culture creates rules of behavior by which it members are governed and of necessity controlled
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